Casual carpooling is a grassroots travel option. Drivers and passengers queue up during morning commute hours at more than 20 casual carpool pick-up locations. After filling with 2 passengers, the 3-person carpools commute to San Francisco taking advantage of the high occupancy vehicle lanes and reduced Bay Bridge tolls. Post-pandemic, the system has resumed in areas where demand has increased.
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Evening Casual Carpool Pick Up
Beale Street, West side, between Howard & Folsom
San FranciscoAddress:
239-201 Spear Street
San Francisco, CA 94105 -
Morning Casual Carpool Drop Off
South side of Howard St. b/w First & Fremont
San FranciscoAddress:
Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105 -
Encinal Ave & Park Ave
On Park Ave Northwest corner of Encinal and Park Ave. Cars line up pointed towards Encinal
Alameda - East AlamedaAddress:
1301 Park Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501 -
Webster St & Santa Clara Ave
On Santa Clara on the Northeast corner of Webster St. and Santa Clara Ave. (Bus stop)
Alameda - West AlamedaAddress:
1453 Webster Street
Alameda, CA 94501 -
Buchanan & I-80
The casual carpool pick-up area is located inside the parking lot to the left of the parking lot entrance of the lot.
AlbanyAddress:
Buchanan St
Albany, CA 94706 -
North Berkeley BART
On Sacramento, east of the entrance to the BART station. Rides to Civic Center as well as Downtown San Francisco: Drivers/riders going to Civic Center meet south of the newspaper racks. Downtown-bound cars pull up to, but not past, the newspaper racks. Civic Center drop-off is usually around 9th and Market, but drivers often volunteer to take riders further (north of Market) if they're going that way.
BerkeleyAddress:
1700 Sacramento Street
Berkeley, CA 94702 -
Del Norte BART
On Eastshore, just south of Orchard Supply Hardware. Do not park in the Orchard parking lot. You will be ticketed/towed.
El CerritoAddress:
1664 Eastshore Boulevard
El Cerrito, CA 94530 -
Christie Ave & 64th St
In front of the Pacific Park Plaza tower/condos
EmeryvilleAddress:
6403 Christie Ave.
Emeryville, CA 94608 -
Marina
Powell St. between Admiral and Commodore
EmeryvilleAddress:
3101 Powell Street
Emeryville, CA 94608 -
Fairfield Transportation Center
Corner of Cadenasso Dr. and Magellan (south of I-80 W. Texas St. exit)
FairfieldAddress:
Magellan Rd
Fairfield, CA 94533
